to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to await; to wait for; to expect
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
large quantity; large amount
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to hide; to keep to oneself
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely